"Gulp!" The mysterious figure gazed at the scene, instinctively swallowing.

"This purple, the color is way too intense!"

At this moment, the purple flame on Xu Ran’s body was extremely dense, so much so that it even appeared almost black.

"You actually have a purple aptitude, no wonder you were able to enter the valley!"

The mysterious figure shouted loudly at Xu Ran and began to step towards him.

In his memory, whenever the flame on the person being tested reduced to only one color, it signified that the aptitude test was concluded, and hence one could step onto that endless stairway.

"Don’t come any closer!"

Suddenly, Xu Ran shouted fiercely.

This shout left the mysterious figure stunned, not understanding what Xu Ran meant.

"What mean..."

Just as the mysterious figure was about to ask what happened, purple flames burst forth once again from Xu Ran’s body, suspending in mid-air. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

At the same time, a faint golden hue slowly emerged from within Xu Ran’s body.

As this faint golden light emerged, the purple flame originally clinging to Xu Ran’s surface rapidly faded at lightning speed, as if the flame was encountering a surging sea, completely unstoppable.

"What is this..."

The mysterious figure stammered as he watched the scene.

Gold!

The Divine Stone actually emitted a golden light!

In their era, over tens of thousands of years, there was no record of golden flames.

"Could it be... in tens of thousands of years... no one has ever tested to reveal golden flames..."

A bold idea suddenly appeared in the mysterious figure’s mind, indeed a very bold thought.

In that era, geniuses were abundant, all renowned talents and strong individuals had once come to this Dao Field to test their aptitude.

The strongest ever recorded was a pale purple, even red was rare.

And the mysterious figure had dominated an era with a light red aptitude, already a genius among geniuses.

In such an era filled with talent, none could unveil a golden aptitude.

How great a potential must it require...

"Gulp..." The mysterious figure once again recalled the scene he saw while tumbling down the stairs, "Could it be that only those with a golden aptitude can ascend the steps above the clouds!"

No wonder since the Dao Field’s appearance, no one has been able to fully ascend the steps above the clouds, as no one with a golden aptitude ever appeared!

"Haha!" A look of excitement swiftly appeared on the mysterious figure’s face, "I will become the first in history to ascend the ladder above the clouds!"

"I will also become a member of that Immortal Realm!"

As the mysterious figure pondered, the previously dormant Divine Stone began to change.

The once colorful light escaping from its cracks disappeared entirely, replaced by gleaming strands of gold, extremely faint, like a light in an abyss, very distinct yet extremely fragile.

The faint golden light emitted by the Divine Stone was attracted by the golden glow on Xu Ran, darting swiftly like lightning, merging into it.

Immediately, the nearly black-purple vanished instantly, as if it had never appeared.

Simultaneously.

Above Xu Ran, the colorful clouds also turned gold at this moment, a golden light curtain pouring down from the clouds, like a waterfall, all pouring into Xu Ran’s body.

[Detecting age: one year]

[Detecting aptitude: Young Divine King]

At once, an immensely majestic voice sounded from the sky; the voice, akin to the Heavenly Dao, made anyone who heard it tremble, standing motionless.

The mysterious figure, hearing this sound, was completely stupefied, his whole body trembling incessantly due to the overwhelming voice, his pupils contracted, and lips turning white.

"What... what is this voice?" The mysterious figure stammered.

In their era, no matter how filled with talent, no one ever caused such a fierce commotion, let alone having the sky announce the aptitude of the person being tested.

"Also... Young Divine King, what kind of aptitude is this?"

Divine King...

What kind of Cultivation realm is this?

A series of questions flooded the mind of the mysterious figure, unaware even when the golden light on Xu Ran’s body had already internalized.

"What happened to you?" Xu Ran asked, approaching the mysterious figure.

Hearing Xu Ran’s voice, the mysterious figure snapped back to reality, instinctively wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, answering with lips turning white.

"No... nothing..."

Seeing the mysterious figure shaking like that, Xu Ran could guess what happened; he was simply frightened by the immense momentum just now, but Xu Ran didn’t expose him and continued to ask.

"Once the aptitude is tested, can I ascend those stairs?"

Xu Ran’s gaze fixed on the stairs reaching the clouds, his eyes full of expectation.

Before testing his aptitude, Xu Ran saw these stairs as just a row of steps with nothing peculiar.

But once tested, he gazed at the stairs again.

He saw, every hundred steps or so, was a mystical space, with unknown contents inside.

Xu Ran didn’t mention it as he guessed the mysterious figure likely didn’t know what lay in those spaces.

Had he known, he would have told Xu Ran from the start since everyone could see it after testing; hiding it would offer no benefit but breed suspicion.

And since the mysterious figure didn’t tell him, he likely didn’t know.

"That’s correct!"

Hearing Xu Ran’s intent to climb those cloud-ascending stairs, the shaky body suddenly calmed, the fervor in his eyes reignited.

"After testing your aptitude, you can ascend those stairs, but how far you’ll go and if you can completely step onto the stairs above the clouds all depends on your abilities!"

Despite the mysterious figure trying to contain his excitement, Xu Ran noticed the tremor in his words, not of fear, but excitement.

It seemed, after ascending the stairs, the mysterious figure planned some tricks!

"Alright! I’m going up!"

Xu Ran grinned, saying with a smile.

Then, he walked toward the front of the stairs behind the Divine Stone at a slow pace.

The stairs appeared as if sweeping down from the heavens, countless steps tightly linked, emanating a cool and gentle luster, purely without any impurity, even in this overgrown Dao Field, still appeared exceptionally white, the edges smooth and rounded, reflecting the golden light from the sky.

Xu Ran stood beneath the stairs, gazing upward at the endless White Jade Stairs, appearing tiny like a lone boat in the ocean, but the aura emanating from him matched equally with that emanating from the White Jade Stairs!

The interminable White Jade Stairs rose into the sky, integrating with the heavens, sunlight shining down, dazzling brightly, intimidating all who gazed upon them, as if each step hovered above the clouds, the smooth surface seeming unable to hold anyone.

At this time, the mysterious figure approached Xu Ran.

"How about it, aren’t these White Jade Stairs magnificent!"

His eyes, watching the White Jade Stairs, full of fervor, as to him, those stairs were his bright path to the Immortal Realm; as long as Xu Ran successfully entered, he could seize Xu Ran’s body, become Xu Ran, entering that Immortal Realm where no one had ever been!